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trilateral en · ADJ

Pronunciation

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  • /ˌtrɪˈlæ.təɹ.əl/ (US)
  • [ˌtrɪˈlæ.ɾɚ.əl] (US)

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin trilaterālis or from tri- + lateral.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Having three sides
  2. (not-comparable) Involving three parties
    • Meanwhile, a trilateral agreement has been signed with the French and Irish governments committing the nations to keeping freight routes open throughout the pandemic. 2020 May 6, “Network News: Shapps: Network Rail puts spare capacity to use”, in Rail, page 15:
    • The trilateral peace conference, between the red faction, blue faction and white faction, went nowhere.
    • Hours later, answering journalists’ questions via a WhatsApp chat, Mr. Zelenskyy said the Trump administration had floated a trilateral meeting in Miami involving the U.S., Ukraine, and Russia. 2025 December 20, The Associated Press, “Russia strikes Ukrainian port as peace negotiations continue in US”, in The Christian Science Monitor:

Deriveds

trilateralize · trilaterally · trilateralness

Relateds

trilateralization

Translations (5)

gv tree-lhiatteeagh (Translations) · ru трёхсторо́нний (Translations) · bg тристранен (Translations) · hy եռակողմ (Translations) · de trilateral (Translations)